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i can say, though, john mccain is one of the -- he is serious about all the issues. he is treating this nomination like everything he --s with great seriousness, and i commend him for that. >> we're just learning that at least the associated press and the boston globe both reporting that scott brown will not be running for the seat next toor to you in rhode island. what do you think of that, since he was widely viewed as the biggest challenge to a perspective democrat running for that open seat? of course, the john kerry seat. >> i -- all politics is local. i'm a little surprised, but i -- my reaction would be that he has made a decision. he knows better than anyone what's it like to serve in the senate, what is it like to run for the senate, and you have to thank him for his service and respect his decision. >> and back to the hagel situation and what's going to happen at d.o.d. we've been talking here about how his performance, assuming that he does get confirmed, does that weaken him going into the pentagon where there are a lot of sharks ready to attack? >> no, a
i can say, though, john mccain is one of the -- he is serious about all the issues. he is treating this nomination like everything he --s with great seriousness, and i commend him for that. >> we're just learning that at least the associated press and the boston globe both reporting that scott brown will not be running for the seat next toor to you in rhode island. what do you think of that, since he was widely viewed as the biggest challenge to a perspective democrat running for that...
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especially from former colleague and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain. joining me now for our daily fix chris cali sfwl za managing editor of post politics.com, and nbc news chief pentagon krbt jim miklaccewski. snoo. >> you're watching the hearings closely. this thing not going that well for chuck hagel, at least with his critics, john mccain is a very important member of this committee. >> what is so striking, andrea, is that chuck hagel has had a series of meetings with more than 50 of the members of the senate. all the questions that would be put to him must have come up in those conversations, and yet, before this committee there were times where he looked ill-prepared for questions that would have been pretty easy to anticipate. at the same time you had democrats trying to in a couple of instances almost rehabilitate his answers to clarify his point. now, to the good side, he had the opportunity to talk about how his own service in vietnam and that of his brothers has given him perspective that wab valuable if confirmed as the defense secretary, bu
especially from former colleague and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain. joining me now for our daily fix chris cali sfwl za managing editor of post politics.com, and nbc news chief pentagon krbt jim miklaccewski. snoo. >> you're watching the hearings closely. this thing not going that well for chuck hagel, at least with his critics, john mccain is a very important member of this committee. >> what is so striking, andrea, is that chuck hagel has had a series of meetings with more...
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first, let's look at what john mccain had to say about benghazi. chuck hagel was, of course, not in office during benghazi, but that has been a big issue. this is mccain and david gregory on "meet the press" over benghazi. >> we have had a massive coverup on the part of -- >> a massive coverup of what? i mean, susan -- wait a minute. susan rice said there was a lot of confusion. i'm asking you -- >> do you care, david? do you care? i'm asking you. i'm asking you, do you care whether four americans died? >> i just asked you a coverup of what? >> of the information concerning the deaths of four brave americans. the information has not been forthcoming. you can obviously believe that it has. i know that it hasn't. >> of course, benghazi is another issue they're holding against hagel because it gives them leverage. >> right. look, that is a common tactic in washington. we saw it with the brennan nomination actually from the democratic side getting leverage to get some of the information about the legal analysis for drone strikes. so fair game. the thin
first, let's look at what john mccain had to say about benghazi. chuck hagel was, of course, not in office during benghazi, but that has been a big issue. this is mccain and david gregory on "meet the press" over benghazi. >> we have had a massive coverup on the part of -- >> a massive coverup of what? i mean, susan -- wait a minute. susan rice said there was a lot of confusion. i'm asking you -- >> do you care, david? do you care? i'm asking you. i'm asking you, do...
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that was, of course, john mccain during the hearing. did you see his tweet acknowledging that was him? >> i did. he kind of poked fun at himself and said, you know, the worst part of all this, i lost. look, i do think in this modern era where there are photographers, people tweeting, people posting on youtube everywhere, you're smart to just say, look, you know, i'd asked my questions, people had moved on, and i was killing time, essentially, not what john mccain said. i think it's smart to poke a little fun at yourself. gosh knows i poke enough fun at myself. >> yes, busted. we should say that on twitter a lot of people were upset because of the seriousness of the subject. >> right, and i think that's why mccain felt like he needed to say something. >> chris, thank you so much. and that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow, congressman elijah cummings. remember, follow the show online and on twitter @mitchellreports. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> hi, andrea. th
that was, of course, john mccain during the hearing. did you see his tweet acknowledging that was him? >> i did. he kind of poked fun at himself and said, you know, the worst part of all this, i lost. look, i do think in this modern era where there are photographers, people tweeting, people posting on youtube everywhere, you're smart to just say, look, you know, i'd asked my questions, people had moved on, and i was killing time, essentially, not what john mccain said. i think it's smart...
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. >> it's best symbolized by this unlikely duo of john mccain and chuck schumer on morning joe today. take a look at them together. this is when they were asked about whether this really amounts to amnesty, which, of course, is according to some republicans a dirty word. let's watch. >> this is not amnesty. it is a tough path to citizenship, but it is an opportunity, and they get in line between -- behind everyone who has come to this country legally. >> you have to work. you have to pay taxes. you are going pay a fine. there will be some admission of wrong doing. so it is not amnesty in any sense of the word. >> chris, susan was just talking about warmer temperatures today. it does feel different. maybe we're just all so hungry for anything that's bipart sfwlan, but this seems to be real. >> it does seem to be real. i would say that i think what senators mccain and schumer are talking about is the nub of the issue. particularly can republican members of congress convince their -- themselves and the people who elect them that this path to citizenship clause is tough enough that it doe
. >> it's best symbolized by this unlikely duo of john mccain and chuck schumer on morning joe today. take a look at them together. this is when they were asked about whether this really amounts to amnesty, which, of course, is according to some republicans a dirty word. let's watch. >> this is not amnesty. it is a tough path to citizenship, but it is an opportunity, and they get in line between -- behind everyone who has come to this country legally. >> you have to work. you...
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but john mccain, john mccain asked her about that cable that was sent by chris stevens, the ambassador who died on 9/11, the day of the attack. hillary clinton answered by talking about what the house has held back and the holds on security funds for their budget, but never really responded why she had not seen that cable, why all of these requests had not reached her desk. >> it was a deft sidestep and probably with the mccain/clinton matchup, it was the most even handed of the exchanges we saw today. they have a long history. they are good personal friends. there's a lot of respect between them. there is a lot of warmth between them, but on this issue, mccain got out of the way all of his thanks and salutations to the secretary, then said he strongly disagrees. she came prepared to put some of the burden back on congress, so she was armed with a lot of facts about things congress has done or not done that might contribute to the overall security picture for these missions in dangerous places. what i was also struck by is, i can't remember another time during a hearing when a senator
but john mccain, john mccain asked her about that cable that was sent by chris stevens, the ambassador who died on 9/11, the day of the attack. hillary clinton answered by talking about what the house has held back and the holds on security funds for their budget, but never really responded why she had not seen that cable, why all of these requests had not reached her desk. >> it was a deft sidestep and probably with the mccain/clinton matchup, it was the most even handed of the exchanges...
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when john mccain comes in as a critic and ends up having to defend chuck hagel because of the very sharp attack from ted cruz. let's watch. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination. >> i want to put on the record that this senator feels like that senator cruz has gone over the line. he basically has impugned the patriotism of the nominee. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he's served his country, and no one on this committee at anytime should impugn his character or his integrity. >> so, chuck todd, ted cruz has made a mark already. this isn't the first instance? >> no, he's not. i've been thinking about this, this new -- if you want to say this is more evidence. but you know, i remember a young rick santorum coming in breaking some traditions. >> boy, did he. >> breaking when he did this, three, four, five years later when he realized that was sort of o
when john mccain comes in as a critic and ends up having to defend chuck hagel because of the very sharp attack from ted cruz. let's watch. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination. >> i want to put on the record that this senator feels like that...
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kerry and john mccain worked together to find out about our p.o.w.'s and m.i.a.'s, to dispel the conspiracy theories and to make it possible for bill clinton, an anti-vietnam protester, you know, back in the day, to actually have political cover and normalize relations with vietnam, an important step, and, finally, very quickly, there is a washington post-abc poll today showing a 53% majority for the president's gun control proposals. >> you know, andrea, this -- the president's proposals remain popular. the thing would i note in that poll is the proposals are rallying republicans against the plan. even though if you ask them -- if you don't ut put president obama's name to it and say it's part of his plan, they support some of the measures in the plan. they just don't support it when it's president obama's plan, which does, i think as we get -- runs through congress, will see, but it's rallying the democratic base. we know that. behind the proposal. it's also rallying the republican base against it. >> thanks to all. next, women in combat. a seismic
kerry and john mccain worked together to find out about our p.o.w.'s and m.i.a.'s, to dispel the conspiracy theories and to make it possible for bill clinton, an anti-vietnam protester, you know, back in the day, to actually have political cover and normalize relations with vietnam, an important step, and, finally, very quickly, there is a washington post-abc poll today showing a 53% majority for the president's gun control proposals. >> you know, andrea, this -- the president's proposals...
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mccain, which could foretell what we may hear from john mccain. we haven't heard really very much from him about chuck hagel in this context. we have certainly heard from lindsey graham, and we'll hear from john cornyn coming up on this program who has been fiercely critical. >> i would say andrea two people to watch. you've got one. mccain absolutely because he was someone that was close to chuck hagel. kind of the reform-minded republicans. they clearly broke, parted ways on iraq. i do think that chuck hagel, politics does always matter. i think the fact that chuck hagel full throatedly endorsed bob kerry in nebraska in 2012 will not sit well with other republicans. i think the other senator we need to watch, which this is chuck schumer, the new york democrat, very powerful form heard of the senatorial campaign committee, you know, widely seen as probably the next leader of the democrats and the senate. who was skeptical about the idea of a hagel pick, in part, because of his past statements on israel. schumer, i assume, will get in line. though
mccain, which could foretell what we may hear from john mccain. we haven't heard really very much from him about chuck hagel in this context. we have certainly heard from lindsey graham, and we'll hear from john cornyn coming up on this program who has been fiercely critical. >> i would say andrea two people to watch. you've got one. mccain absolutely because he was someone that was close to chuck hagel. kind of the reform-minded republicans. they clearly broke, parted ways on iraq. i do...
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. >> and is john mccain now conceding this is all a grudge match? >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly, at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder sense the vietnam war, which is nonsense, and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. >> the heroes of newtown. president obama pos thumously awards the medal to six people who died while rescuing the children. >> dawn hotsprung and mary serlach, vicky solo, lauren russo, rachel devino, ann marie murphy. they gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. that's who we honor today. the courageous heart, the selfless spirit, the inspiring actions of extraordinary americans. >> the triumph was no triumph. the carnival cruise ship finally reaches shore, and -- >> we didn't have water. we didn't have showers. we didn't have hot meals. >> it was lite
. >> and is john mccain now conceding this is all a grudge match? >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly, at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder sense the vietnam war, which is nonsense, and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. >> the heroes of newtown. president obama pos thumously awards the...
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pressure from john mccain and others to do more to help the rebels. what kind of political transition is possible without russia buying in? he has been in office now a week. he has tried to talk to the foreign minister since the north korean test, and so far has not had that call returned. that would indicate that russia is somehow avoiding a closer relationship with the new secretary. >> i think russia wra certainly needs to be engaged. i don't think we know exactly where that conversation is at the moment, but i think, you know what, secretary kerry is doing is showing the leadership that's needed from the united states to try to push political transition. that is ultimately what is going to change the course in syria and coming forward with a plan, building some consensus around that, both within syria and in the international community, i think that's right the right first step in the middle east. >> great to see you. thank you for joining us today. >> coming up next, secretary term challenges. we'll talk to michael. stay with us. ition to taste g
pressure from john mccain and others to do more to help the rebels. what kind of political transition is possible without russia buying in? he has been in office now a week. he has tried to talk to the foreign minister since the north korean test, and so far has not had that call returned. that would indicate that russia is somehow avoiding a closer relationship with the new secretary. >> i think russia wra certainly needs to be engaged. i don't think we know exactly where that...
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remember that john mccain referred to ted cruz as whacko birds a few months ago. john mccain is a very different vision of how the republican party should be the loyal opposition than does ted cruz. i would note that you played ted cruz saying he's not mr. cleej yalty. i would say 75% to 80% of the rhetoric in that 21 hours and 19 minutes was devoted to calling out republicans. ted cruz praised people like bernie sanders, the independent who caucuses with democrats for his filibuster. he said he understood why harry reid was doing what he was doing. he understood why democrats were taking the approach they took to obama care. he really saved kind of the rhetoric for his own side. why weren't more republicans there? he called some of the procedural votes that republicans had advocated for fake and phony. he knew what he was doing, and i'm sure he knew that the likes of john mccain were not going to be happy about it. >> mark halperin, what is the next step? you have a dysfunctional congress, house and senate. now we have the funding bill. we have the debt ceiling.
remember that john mccain referred to ted cruz as whacko birds a few months ago. john mccain is a very different vision of how the republican party should be the loyal opposition than does ted cruz. i would note that you played ted cruz saying he's not mr. cleej yalty. i would say 75% to 80% of the rhetoric in that 21 hours and 19 minutes was devoted to calling out republicans. ted cruz praised people like bernie sanders, the independent who caucuses with democrats for his filibuster. he said...
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mccain will end up voting for chuck hagel? >> i don't know if he will or won't, but i know when i believe that chuck hagel will probably be confirmed and that they will find a way back to a friendship or at least a good relationship. >> because of the vietnam experience. >> i think that most people disagree. i believe that chuck shum schumer will vote for chuck hagel. >> let's just point out that we were -- when you see a picture of the east room of the white house, the press corps awaiting, right now hamid karzai and president obama are having lunch, and when they come out, we were told it would be at 1:15. if they come out, they will each make statements and answer questions. clearly the president is also going to be asked about domestic issues. i would suspect guns given that that is one of the prime issues that the white house is dealing with right now as joe biden continues meetings on the gun issue today. chris alissa, when we talk about president obama and what he is facing in changing his team, when david gregory asked
mccain will end up voting for chuck hagel? >> i don't know if he will or won't, but i know when i believe that chuck hagel will probably be confirmed and that they will find a way back to a friendship or at least a good relationship. >> because of the vietnam experience. >> i think that most people disagree. i believe that chuck shum schumer will vote for chuck hagel. >> let's just point out that we were -- when you see a picture of the east room of the white house, the...
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i do think it's worth noting is john mccain. we've talked about john mccain and chuck hagel. once very close friends. mccain during the chuck hagel confirmation hearing was one of the most poignant, maybe ted cruise was the most poignant, but one of the most pointed critics of haling. mccain not putting his name to that letter. it's -- this seems like a foregone conclusion here in that this is much more for the public record and for history's sake why this letter was sent. >> and one more thing. before we leave, hagel, is this whole stir yesterday where. >> did you take money from the friends of hamas? >> it's lake-effect like this was a star claim we are bsh it got some legs, and it was all about theater. when you had all those senators, you know, people like cruise questioning him, talking about the friends of hamas, i mean, they were out for blood when it came to hagel and how to make a design in some ways. >> without even checking factual basis for their questions. >> no. >> you can ask anything and create a soundbyte, and people pick it up in social media, and it's off a
i do think it's worth noting is john mccain. we've talked about john mccain and chuck hagel. once very close friends. mccain during the chuck hagel confirmation hearing was one of the most poignant, maybe ted cruise was the most poignant, but one of the most pointed critics of haling. mccain not putting his name to that letter. it's -- this seems like a foregone conclusion here in that this is much more for the public record and for history's sake why this letter was sent. >> and one more...
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. >> what do you say to john mccain who survived five years of torture in the hanoi hilton and others who are very tough on defense but argue that it's really important for the protection of our troops that we not cross this line, that we have to be who we are because we are giving our enemies a weapon to use against our own if they're captured? >> right. let me be clear. one thing to agree 100% on with senator mccain is the notion that torture is wrong. torture is detrimental to our troops. but again, i was speaking personally about how intellectually and personally i understand the arguments and they're right but on a deep down emotional level, when confronted with the news that osama bin laden had been killed, when the nation was going through the conversation about what role did torture play in getting information that led to his capture and killing, and my thinking, being in this morally conflicted space of thinking, well, you know what? i really don't care what it -- what the government had to do to get to this point. but again, i want to reiterate that i don't want to be put in
. >> what do you say to john mccain who survived five years of torture in the hanoi hilton and others who are very tough on defense but argue that it's really important for the protection of our troops that we not cross this line, that we have to be who we are because we are giving our enemies a weapon to use against our own if they're captured? >> right. let me be clear. one thing to agree 100% on with senator mccain is the notion that torture is wrong. torture is detrimental to...
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further calls over the weekend by senator john mccain that the administration should do more to arm the rebels and help the rebels, and other people, of course -- from the munich security conference that was held over this past weekend, and then, of course, you have the news from iran that appears to be accepting the invitation to engage in talks with the united states and the other permanent members of the security council. there's a very big, very tough agenda ahead of this new swuf state. >> and, in fact, there was some reporting over the weekend that hillary clinton had tried to move the white house to be more aggressive on syria on arming the rebels, and that john kerry is actually more in sync with mccain on that and with a more aggressive posture of leadership for the u.s. on syria. >> well, i think the administration is going to have to ask itself whether its present policy can work because assad is just strong enough to survive, and the rebels are not strong enough to win this battalions, and more than 60,000 people, many of them civilians, have been killed. a stalemate does no
further calls over the weekend by senator john mccain that the administration should do more to arm the rebels and help the rebels, and other people, of course -- from the munich security conference that was held over this past weekend, and then, of course, you have the news from iran that appears to be accepting the invitation to engage in talks with the united states and the other permanent members of the security council. there's a very big, very tough agenda ahead of this new swuf state....
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. >> and from john mccain and former senator kerry. and others. he wasn't as forward leaning as mccain and others. in the senate we are arguing we had to rethink this. hillary clinton and leon panetta and chairman dempsey and others argued and the president rejected it. >> that's the governoring reality. john kerry wants to do x, y and z but he works for the president now. i don't think you are going to see that much different. you are going to see the seron rebels getting something from america where they used to get nothing. it's not necessarily going to change the calculus. >> it's going to be more money and through non-governmental organizations. >> the other interesting question is, is it too late to affect the make up of the opposition? the islamists, the al qaeda affiliated groups have been getting lot of weapons through turkey, through saudi arabia. they are very powerful in that coalition. we spent two years not supporting the sort of people we would like to see take over syria. so, it might be too late on that front as well. >> we saw th
. >> and from john mccain and former senator kerry. and others. he wasn't as forward leaning as mccain and others. in the senate we are arguing we had to rethink this. hillary clinton and leon panetta and chairman dempsey and others argued and the president rejected it. >> that's the governoring reality. john kerry wants to do x, y and z but he works for the president now. i don't think you are going to see that much different. you are going to see the seron rebels getting something...
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kerry. >> is john mccain correct? he was in syria, briefly meeting with the rebels and was basically saying, enough already. we have to change policy. >> well, i, my views have evolved. i said that on this show. six months ago i think we should have changed policy and surely consistent with president obama's view that no boots on the ground, and no active u.s. provision of weapons. we can encourage our allies in europe and in the gulf states who want to do this, too. to provide the weapons they choose to and we can also train folks outside of syria in the use of the weapons. but it seems to me, that to imagine and wish that things will go smoothly for the next month or two until there is a diplomatic negotiation, is really helping the bashar al assad regime survive and possibly will result in the death of tens of thousands of more syrians, but also this massive refugee crisis in jordan and turkey. there are even 200,000 syrian refugees in egypt. that is destabilizing all the regimes in the region and send the exact wr
kerry. >> is john mccain correct? he was in syria, briefly meeting with the rebels and was basically saying, enough already. we have to change policy. >> well, i, my views have evolved. i said that on this show. six months ago i think we should have changed policy and surely consistent with president obama's view that no boots on the ground, and no active u.s. provision of weapons. we can encourage our allies in europe and in the gulf states who want to do this, too. to provide the...
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. >> john mccain and -- >> yes, it's not going to happen, and if it's a straight up or down vote where he needs to get 51 votes, are four democrats or democratic lawmakers -- five or six democratic line senators going to break with the president of the united states when he has made clear this is his guy? it just feels like a lot of chatter about -- unless chuck hagel pulls back, he is going to have at least 51 votes. >> i was told today he was meeting with the navy secretary. >> want a lot, but he has a lot of republicans at hand. i don't stee. >> we'll have to leave it there. keep all your thoughts bubbling because there's "meet the press" on sunday. >> we have eric can't or and dick durbin, and we'll talk about the politics of the drone program. look ahead to the state of the wrun. >> exciting. we'll be there with you on the state of the union. thank you, david. ask chuck and have a great weekend. >> you too. >> meebl, residents of the east coast not such a great weekend. they are bracing for what could be an historic winter storm. we are live next in boston and hartford where up to
. >> john mccain and -- >> yes, it's not going to happen, and if it's a straight up or down vote where he needs to get 51 votes, are four democrats or democratic lawmakers -- five or six democratic line senators going to break with the president of the united states when he has made clear this is his guy? it just feels like a lot of chatter about -- unless chuck hagel pulls back, he is going to have at least 51 votes. >> i was told today he was meeting with the navy secretary....
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a now "new york times" photographer steven crowley captures john mccain and rand paul only moments after mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the good, the bad, and any ugly? >> most of bad. excuse me. mostly good. >> good, good, good. >> no ugly that i can see. the number of jobs created quite a bit mo expecting. if you look over the last few months, it looks like we're sustaining job growth from the 150,000 to 200,000 area. more hours means more income, more spending power, but the main thing -- the main take-away p is what's not happening. we are not seeing the economy crumple even though it was hit with big tax increases in january and higher gasoline prices. >> the headwinds may be felt in that this might have been a bigger move forward than otherwise,
a now "new york times" photographer steven crowley captures john mccain and rand paul only moments after mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the...
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mccain and other critics. at the same time a lot of people are suggesting that ted cruise's attack on him and this continual, you know, lindsey graham now saying let's take a look at the rutgers speech and now they're demanding five years of back finances, not two years, which is a new standard as carl -- >> i think to be clear, i think the standard that lindsay graham and others are doing for finances for the secretary of defense is not one that their party's nominee for the white house to be commander in chief could or would have met just a few months ago when he was running for the presidency. remember, mitt romney's big excuse on giving us more information on kaymen investments is i filled out all that is required in the financial disclosure forms. now lindsay graham wants i think every private thought that chuck hagel has ever ever had and every public word that he has ever uttered. look, i think it is shameful what he is having to go through on that side of this. they're not questions that are holding th
mccain and other critics. at the same time a lot of people are suggesting that ted cruise's attack on him and this continual, you know, lindsey graham now saying let's take a look at the rutgers speech and now they're demanding five years of back finances, not two years, which is a new standard as carl -- >> i think to be clear, i think the standard that lindsay graham and others are doing for finances for the secretary of defense is not one that their party's nominee for the white house...
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john mccain has cautioned against it. i still -- i've said this multiple times. you and i have talked about this. i do not think it makes sense to filibuster chuck hagel. i think republicans are not in a position politically speaking to win that fight. >> thank you very much. chris cillizza, we'll be watching and watching tonight and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." and my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. >> great to see you. will president obama persuade congress in the state of the union address to do something big in his second term? joining me live, congressman chris van hollen and former white house speechwriter john lubbock. plus, the white house confirms president obama made a last-minute adjustment to the speech to respond to north korea's third nuclear test conducted overnight. we're also following developing news. first vote on chuck hagel's nomination to be the next defense secretary happening within the hour. 45 minutes after the hour. we'll bring it to you live. and i have diabetic nerve pain. i felt like my
john mccain has cautioned against it. i still -- i've said this multiple times. you and i have talked about this. i do not think it makes sense to filibuster chuck hagel. i think republicans are not in a position politically speaking to win that fight. >> thank you very much. chris cillizza, we'll be watching and watching tonight and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." and my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. >> great to see you. will...
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that's what inspired john mccain, kelly, who is a critic of hagel's to come back to his defense against this freshman senator from texas who is raising the suggestion that he had taken money even from pyongyang or from iran. >> well, what's interesting about mccain's position here is that he has said very clearly that he does not believe that chuck hagel was the right choice in this instance. he believes his performance at his hearing was poor. he took real issue with his fellow republican ted cruz of texas and said that chuck hagel is an honorable man and wanted to defend him in this process. where it gets harder for mccain is that lindsey graham is perhaps his greatest ally in the senate, and he believes that there are legitimate questions about benghazi still to be answered. not so much looking at the past, although politically that's what they want to do. also trying to make sure that they understand what's going on with some of these issues as they may pertain to future hot spots. mccain is not jumping to the ted cruz bandwagon, but i would surmise that he wants to be protective of
that's what inspired john mccain, kelly, who is a critic of hagel's to come back to his defense against this freshman senator from texas who is raising the suggestion that he had taken money even from pyongyang or from iran. >> well, what's interesting about mccain's position here is that he has said very clearly that he does not believe that chuck hagel was the right choice in this instance. he believes his performance at his hearing was poor. he took real issue with his fellow...
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. >> i know we only have a few seconds left, but i want to quickly ask you, you're traveling with john mccain and others in the delegation, are you advocating on behalf of chuck hagel as you're on the foreign relations committee going to be sitting in on those hearings? >> i very much look forward to having a chance to sit down with chuck hagel, senator hagel, in person and to have him answer some questions, some concerns that i have. and we've had some vigorous discussions amongst the senators on this trip. we have different views about senator hagel. one of the great things about having a chance to travel to places like egypt or mali as a congressional delegation is a chance to see what we have in common, what unites us. we're next going to visit u.s. troops, and i think one of the thing that unites us is ensuring our armed forces, those who work to keep us safe around the world, have the resources and support they deserve. >> i misspoke, because, of course, on the foreign relations committee you have john kerry coming up next, not john hagel who has his confirmation hearing for the
. >> i know we only have a few seconds left, but i want to quickly ask you, you're traveling with john mccain and others in the delegation, are you advocating on behalf of chuck hagel as you're on the foreign relations committee going to be sitting in on those hearings? >> i very much look forward to having a chance to sit down with chuck hagel, senator hagel, in person and to have him answer some questions, some concerns that i have. and we've had some vigorous discussions amongst...
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mccain, obviously a troubling factor in terms of mccain's response. >> he is well quadfied. i have known him for years. the president has known him for years. he is entitled to have the people he wants for his cabinet, unless there's? fundamental character flaw or policy difference which would make that person unqualified. i think you have to start with that premise, and i think you start with that premise, then you will not find the disqualifying factors there. chuck hagel is well known to the president. he is very, very well founded in foreign policy, security policy. he is a substantive individual, serious-minded, tough-minded, and blunt. >> is he tough enough to cut the pentagon budget where you know in this era that it has to be deeply cut? can he get that through without republican allies because he does seem to be short of republican allies? >> well, i think republicans and democrats are going have to decide what is our mission. what are the threats? what are the requirements to meet those threats, and then devise a budget that needs -- if you start with a premise, we
mccain, obviously a troubling factor in terms of mccain's response. >> he is well quadfied. i have known him for years. the president has known him for years. he is entitled to have the people he wants for his cabinet, unless there's? fundamental character flaw or policy difference which would make that person unqualified. i think you have to start with that premise, and i think you start with that premise, then you will not find the disqualifying factors there. chuck hagel is well known...
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mccain and chuck schumer as the new odd couple in the senate and marco rubio joining in. is this a rare, but brief, bipartisanship in the senate, or might this thing actually yield comprehensive immigration reform? >> at the end of the day, i think we will get comprehensive immigration reform. i think it's propelled as a result of the election. this, again, is partisan politics, but one of the partisans understanding that this is a question of survival. and good news of that is that this is going to produce some common sense legislation that should have already been produced, but for the extremists on this issue. it's common sense to limit the number of bullets in a clip. it's common sense to do a criminal background check, and it's common sense that guns like ak-47s are for killing, not for hunting. >> but, you know, one of the positive aspects, i think, of the coming together around immigration and some of the other debates that we're having, the agreement on rules in the senate, is that sends a very strong message to the public who want us to work together, and i think
mccain and chuck schumer as the new odd couple in the senate and marco rubio joining in. is this a rare, but brief, bipartisanship in the senate, or might this thing actually yield comprehensive immigration reform? >> at the end of the day, i think we will get comprehensive immigration reform. i think it's propelled as a result of the election. this, again, is partisan politics, but one of the partisans understanding that this is a question of survival. and good news of that is that this...
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when you have senator john mccain scolding you, when senator john mccain has been one person who has been after chuck hagel on his own, then you know you have gone too far. rubio was flawless last week. he took a mistake, which looked like the mistake of a water bottle, and turned it into a plus, like few politicians have ever done. maybe like bill clinton we went on, i think, one of the late night talk shows to make fun of johnny carson. john where i carson. s thank you. >> well, rubio so far has just about done everything right, and if one of the big players in the emgregs debate, working with the other side, and has shown that aside from that state of the union response, he picks himself up and moves right on and is making his foreign trip. thank you very much. margaret, good to see you. chris, of course, our daily fix. connecticut lawmakers, meanwhile, are moving very swiftly on new laws at the state level to combat gun violence inspect response to the newtown massacre. vice president biden was there yesterday to urge them on. >> the reflection of what the standing assumption is
when you have senator john mccain scolding you, when senator john mccain has been one person who has been after chuck hagel on his own, then you know you have gone too far. rubio was flawless last week. he took a mistake, which looked like the mistake of a water bottle, and turned it into a plus, like few politicians have ever done. maybe like bill clinton we went on, i think, one of the late night talk shows to make fun of johnny carson. john where i carson. s thank you. >> well, rubio...
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talking to senator clinton john mccain, it's conversations ongoing. so we're in this holding pattern we had not predicted even 24 hours ago. many members i'm talking to want to know what the president will say. so those meetings he's having now are critical. you also saw kind of a small flood of no announcements coming out, when it was clear that the current resolution as it stands right now seems to be dead. this was a window for those who want to be on the side of public opinion who want to come out as a no, allowing for diplomacy to move forward or retooled resolution on syria, so there might be a political moment there as well. it's an unusual day here, andrea. >> unusual is an understate, kelly. as you've just pointed out. chris cillizza, one of those nos was ed markey, he voted present. he holds the seat now john kerry held. just look look at the senator from massachusetts voting no against the administration. >> you know, andrea, i think kelly noted there's this window now. you and i have talked about this. i think if you looked at the whip cou
talking to senator clinton john mccain, it's conversations ongoing. so we're in this holding pattern we had not predicted even 24 hours ago. many members i'm talking to want to know what the president will say. so those meetings he's having now are critical. you also saw kind of a small flood of no announcements coming out, when it was clear that the current resolution as it stands right now seems to be dead. this was a window for those who want to be on the side of public opinion who want to...
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now, again, john mccain, republican from arizona, lindsey graham, republican from south carolina, have both said over the weekend on the sunday talk shows that they are holding out the possibility of still holding up the john brennan confirmation vote. my guess is at the end of the day they don't particularly after you see some of these concessions from the white house, so my guess is brennan does go through later in the week, and at that point, andrea, you now have all of the major no, ma'am nags that the president made in terms of his cabinet level offices. they all went through. they didn't go through probably exactly as he planned. chuck hagel may be more contentious, although my guess is they knew it was going to be contentious, but john kerry, chuck hagel, jack lew, and now likely john brennan, so the president is getting the cabinet that he wanted, though, you know, the path toward it was a little bit of a roller coaster. >> owe think quite a bit of a roller coaster, i would say, about chuck hagel, and he still has to prove that he hasn't been damaged internally at the pentagon
now, again, john mccain, republican from arizona, lindsey graham, republican from south carolina, have both said over the weekend on the sunday talk shows that they are holding out the possibility of still holding up the john brennan confirmation vote. my guess is at the end of the day they don't particularly after you see some of these concessions from the white house, so my guess is brennan does go through later in the week, and at that point, andrea, you now have all of the major no, ma'am...
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john mccain is questioning whether it is too little, too late. we have seen in the last week that the rebel positions are increasingly in trouble. the cities are falling so they needed these weapons sooner rather than later. >> assad has captured key strongholds, russia is coming out today disputing the united states' claims of use of chemicals weapons. did president obama wait too late to engage politically. >> there is no question that the obama administration did not want to get into this situation. all of the statements, both privately, publicly from administration officials, is that they did not want to have direct u.s. support. the red line rhetoric that the president used, the statement he made about the red line clearly put the obama administration in a little bit of a bind once it was proven in the american intelligence calculation that chemical weapons were used, the administration believed it had to do something. yes wshlg yes, the question is whether american support will tip the balance. aleppo is under siege. the government is looki
john mccain is questioning whether it is too little, too late. we have seen in the last week that the rebel positions are increasingly in trouble. the cities are falling so they needed these weapons sooner rather than later. >> assad has captured key strongholds, russia is coming out today disputing the united states' claims of use of chemicals weapons. did president obama wait too late to engage politically. >> there is no question that the obama administration did not want to get...
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. >> and john mccain criticized the president for not showing more support for the syrian opposition last night, warning today it could drive them into the hands of extremists. >> i was very disappointed that the president did not mention the free syrian army and our moral and material assistance for them, which is required. i think they do feel that they're being abandoned. i feel badly, very badly for my friends in the free syrian army today. >> well, what are his friends in the free syrian army today? i'm joined by nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle from turkey. there's been a lot of disappointment. do they feel betrayed by this pullback from the president? >> reporter: i think they feel betrayed by the united states. they feel the united states gave them false hope. they started to lose confidence that the united states would actually take action when after the first few days the missiles weren't coming. the cruise missile attack got postponed and the united states decided or president obama decided to send this to congress. as the days went on and those pictures sta
. >> and john mccain criticized the president for not showing more support for the syrian opposition last night, warning today it could drive them into the hands of extremists. >> i was very disappointed that the president did not mention the free syrian army and our moral and material assistance for them, which is required. i think they do feel that they're being abandoned. i feel badly, very badly for my friends in the free syrian army today. >> well, what are his friends in...
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let's talk about syria and john mccain. elizabeth mueller is here who has covered all the foreign policy beats and is now the deputy bureau chief for "the new york times" and chris celizza as well. >> elizabeth, the president now facing john mccain, sliding across the border, slipping across the border with the rebel groups into syria. a dangerous mission, no doubt. even though he was on the ground only a fewer hours as richard eng engel pointed out. on the very day that the e.u. lifts its arms embargo, we knew that was going to happen. it reinforces the sense that the administration is behind the curve. john kerry meeting in paris with the russians to try to talk them into another round of negotiations. yet the russians are still arming the syrian regime. >> well, the word, i mean what we know from the white house and from the great white house correspondents and the bureau is that the president is really adamantly opposed to any kind of intervention. he's leading this policy. and mccain has been out there for a year at le
let's talk about syria and john mccain. elizabeth mueller is here who has covered all the foreign policy beats and is now the deputy bureau chief for "the new york times" and chris celizza as well. >> elizabeth, the president now facing john mccain, sliding across the border, slipping across the border with the rebel groups into syria. a dangerous mission, no doubt. even though he was on the ground only a fewer hours as richard eng engel pointed out. on the very day that the...
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bush, secretary of defense bob gates, john mccain, all said guantanamo needs to be closed. it was built as a temporary facility. it was built in large part to try to avoid u.s. law. it is an international eyesore. it is completely unsustainable. and it is very simple to shut it down. we can house -- there is 166 people there. >> congress passed -- congress passed laws that said you can't bring them to the states to be tried or incarcerated. >> i'm sorry. from a policy standpoint, the logical thing to do, there is a clear option. yes, you're right, congress led primarily by the republicans blocked the president's ability to do that. i've advocated forever how many years it's been going on to remove that block. we have another opportunity to do that this year in the national defense authorize oing act, and i think we have to. we remove the block to the president transferring people out of guantanamo. now we can have a separate debate about who needs to be held, but to maintain this temporary facility that is falling apart, the most expensive prison in the world, it is just --
bush, secretary of defense bob gates, john mccain, all said guantanamo needs to be closed. it was built as a temporary facility. it was built in large part to try to avoid u.s. law. it is an international eyesore. it is completely unsustainable. and it is very simple to shut it down. we can house -- there is 166 people there. >> congress passed -- congress passed laws that said you can't bring them to the states to be tried or incarcerated. >> i'm sorry. from a policy standpoint,...
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mccain said on the floor, that he would now agree to give up on his prize legislative accomplishment? >> that's true. i do think the fact that he, himself, has delayed the implementation of the corporate responsibility says we need to tweet this. we need to come in. it's not going to be abolished. there are some improvements that could be made. i think one of the things republicans are looking for is to give individuals the same reprieve that corporations are getting, because it's pretty daunting the things that we're hearing about the cost of insurance, the diminishing of care that's going to be offered in many of these plans. i think that something this big, this much impact on our economy should be taken in a slow transition as can possibly be done. >> do you think given how few days are left now that ted krez used up one day or two days and we have to wait for a bill to come back from the senate to the house and back and forth, with this crisis now moving on monday, is this the time to be dealing with this or do leaders on both sides, the white house and the hill have to sit down
mccain said on the floor, that he would now agree to give up on his prize legislative accomplishment? >> that's true. i do think the fact that he, himself, has delayed the implementation of the corporate responsibility says we need to tweet this. we need to come in. it's not going to be abolished. there are some improvements that could be made. i think one of the things republicans are looking for is to give individuals the same reprieve that corporations are getting, because it's pretty...
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it seems to me john cornyn is not going to be for chuck hagel or john mccain. i doubt they're going to be for chuck hagel, but they don't have to be -- they just have to not filibuster chuck hagel, which i don't think they would do barring something new here. i think if we can do a respectable job with defending some of his more controversial past statements in these hearings they will ultimately not deny his second pick. sfoo gun control and the whole gun issue, it's the second anniversary of tucson. we have the hearing, preliminary hearing for james holmes out in aurora, colorado, and awful testimony coming out of that all week. if you are reporting this as well, that the nra has been invited to meet with the biden task force, so that joe biden and his group reaching out to try to at least touch base with, of course, the most vigorous and best organized opponents of any kind of gun lobby. >> it would be shock if anything they didn't. they're not going to have a chance if there isn't an effort to reach out the nra and see if there is any possibility of common
it seems to me john cornyn is not going to be for chuck hagel or john mccain. i doubt they're going to be for chuck hagel, but they don't have to be -- they just have to not filibuster chuck hagel, which i don't think they would do barring something new here. i think if we can do a respectable job with defending some of his more controversial past statements in these hearings they will ultimately not deny his second pick. sfoo gun control and the whole gun issue, it's the second anniversary of...